[Gambas-user] small bug in ide

njmurphy1 at ...734... njmurphy1 at ...734...
Sat Feb 19 20:11:25 CET 2005


Hi Neil

 I wouldn't worry about it to much.  To really understand why a compiler gives 
an error message you need to understand how a compiler works.  There is some 
condition in parsing the source that does not comply with the grammer of the 
language.  The reality is if a compiler could exactly determine what is wrong 
with the source it could "fix" it and then there would be no need for the 
programmer at all.  But a compiler is only a tool that takes what the 
programmer creates and attempts to make it into something that will execute.  
It really is up to the programmer to write correct source that the compiler 
can use.  It's not up to the compiler to tell the programmer how to create 
correct source.

Joseph




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